Quant with variable number

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aarne
2006-02-02 15:23:43 +00:00
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19 changed files with 142 additions and 114 deletions

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@@ -32,12 +32,16 @@ abstract Noun = Cat ** {
DetSg : QuantSg -> Ord -> Det ; -- this best man
DetPl : QuantPl -> Num -> Ord -> Det ; -- these five best men
-- Quantifiers that have both forms can be used in both ways.
SgQuant : Quant -> QuantSg ; -- this
PlQuant : Quant -> QuantPl ; -- these
-- Pronouns have possessive forms. Genitives of other kinds
-- of noun phrases are not given here, since they are not possible
-- in e.g. Romance languages.
PossSg : Pron -> QuantSg ; -- my (house)
PossPl : Pron -> QuantPl ; -- my (houses)
PossPron : Pron -> Quant ; -- my (house)
-- All parts of the determiner can be empty, except $Quant$, which is
-- the "kernel" of a determiner.
@@ -70,16 +74,14 @@ abstract Noun = Cat ** {
-- neatly distinct words (Spanish "un, unos ; el, los") but also without
-- any particular word (Finnish; Swedish definites).
DefSg : QuantSg ; -- the (house)
DefPl : QuantPl ; -- the (houses)
IndefSg : QuantSg ; -- a (house)
IndefPl : QuantPl ; -- (houses)
DefArt : Quant ; -- the (house), the (houses)
IndefArt : Quant ; -- a (house), (houses)
-- Nouns can be used without an article as mass nouns. The resource does
-- not distinguish mass nouns from other common nouns, which can result
-- in semantically odd expressions.
MassDet : QuantSg ; -- (beer)
MassDet : QuantSg ; -- (beer)
-- Other determiners are defined in [Structural Structural.html].